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Thursday, March 4, 2010

I have thoroughly enjoyed working on this custom quilt this week, everything about it seemed to flow. The fabrics all worked so well together, the linen pieced without frustration, and even the quilting was relaxing (there's a first!).

The finished quilt measures 35.5 inches x 55.5 inches

The back of the quilt is also pieced and compliments the quilt top. Most of the fabrics used are also featured in the front of the quilt. I would even go as far as to suggest this quilt is fully reversible, I really love the back!

The binding fabric was suggested by my customer Jenn, and frames the quilt well. It is a really vibrant red fabric and contrast so well with the linen/cotton blend used in quilt top.

The binding fabric arrived from the US just as I was finishing the last of the quilting. (This is not pre-made binding). The red binding fabric with white polka dots is Michael Miller - Minnie Ta Dot purchased from MaterialGal on Etsy.

Even the mitered corners behaved as they should. Machine stitching the binding is now standard practice, and has become a process that I enjoy rather than dread.

This quilt is destined for an adopted baby boy or girl, and Jenn I pray that all your dreams come true soon. It has been a pleasure to work with you, and hope to have been true to your vision.

31 comments:

Beautiful job! I go back and forth between machine stitching and hand stitching. Machine is certainly faster, but I still haven't gotten consistent enough results for me to do it all the time yet. Practice makes perfect, I guess ;)

Love this quilt! Its simplicity really highlights all the wonderful fabrics you've used. By the way, I'm so, so glad to hear you machine sew your binding too! I always felt kind of bad (and lazy!) about doing it until I read your previous post describing your technique. But now I know I'm not alone! :-)

Another great quilt, Rita - it will be so loved! Thanks for the link re premade bindong - one day I must try the machine sewn binding - have you ever done a tutorial? I'm feeling a bit out of the loop these days!Hugs - Lurline♥

I love your quilt designs and straight-line quilting. I've been wondering, do you wash your fabric before using? I'm just asking because I love the red binding, but I always worry about red bleeding. I wash, but sometimes red keeps bleeding for a few washes. Do you have any tips to help the color "set"? (Sorry this is so much!)